Dreaming of A White Christmas

Hello and Happy Tuesday! This is the end of a wonderful long weekend and now a back to school day for me. We are having summer like weather the last few days and got a lot done around the house, spent time craft shopping with my sister, and spent most of today with my hubby taking a day trip up into NH. A perfect long weekend only to realize that back to reality. I guess I need some way to pay for all my crafting goodys!

I had started this card last week and put it aside because I couldn't decide what DP I wanted to use. I bought some really snowflake paper on Sat. and thought I would use that but decided I loved the Bearly Mine more for with her. I really like blue so making a monochromatic card was easy once I picked it up again. I am pretty happy with the end result, I am glad I didn't finish it last week. I probably wouldn't have liked it as much.

Here are some fabulous challenges that fit my card

Anything Goes Challenge #51-Die Cuts/ Punches or both
Bee Crafty Downloads Challenge #55-Bling
By The Cute and Girly 2nd B'Day Challenge-Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's Challenge #51-Inspired by a Christmas Song
Dream Valley Challenge #17-Monochrome
Hanna and Friends Challenge #114-Bingo- Glimmer, buttons(the pearl snowflake on the top of the large snowflake is a button), pins
Fashionista Friday Challenge #93-Where my GIRLS at???
Just Some Lines Challenge-Reminds me of a song, White Christmas
LOTV Challenge #115-Let it Snow
One Stop Craft Challenge #152-Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge #20-Die Cuts and/or Punches
Pink Ink Sketch Challenge #7-Erica's Wonderful Sketch
Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge #63-Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Get in shape(3 different shapes square, circle, rectangle)
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #155-Anything Goes as long as it Sparkles
Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Simon Says... Sparkle and Bling
Sentimental Sundays Challenge #76-Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #110-Anything goes
The Crazy Challenge Sept./Oct. Christmas Challenge-No red or green
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge-Lets Do Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #58-Monochromatic
Bah! Humbug! Challenge #40-Glitz and Glitter
Bizzy Becs Store Blog Oct. Challenge-Girls and Pearls

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them!

Thank you for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary C

Falling For Fall

Hello and Happy Sunday! It is still feeling like the middle of summer here in New England. The weatherman says that it is only a day or 2 more but I have to say I'll believe it when I see it! At least I am still wearing flip flops which makes me happy.
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This is my last week as a guest DT at StempelTräume Challenge Bog. I have really enjoyed playing along with them this month so thank you very much for inviting me. I am sure I will be popping over to play along for more of their fun challenges. This week their challenge is STRIPES.
I used some new DP that I had just bought because of the colors. I also attempted to make a leaf swag like I saw at my local Michaels. My pic looks like I need more color on the swag but IRL the Creamy Caramel and Pear Pizzazz inks are darker and brighter so it looks more colorful than in the pic. Sometimes the camera just won't cooperate with me! Also the whole think is sprinkled with Stickles for lots of sparkle on the swag.

Here are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #17-Good-bye to summer
Clearly Inspired Challenge #36-Glitter
Crafts and ME Challenge #53-Stripes
Craty Catz Weekly Challenge #101-Autumn
Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #76-Autumn Colors
Dream Valley Challenge #16-Buttons
Just Some Lines Challenge-A Fall colour challenge
Ooh La La Challenge #89-Punches and/ or Dies
Paper Cutz Challenge #110-Button up for Fall
Paper Play Challenges Week 38-Autumn Leaves
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #62-Fall
Simon Says Challenge-Simon Says...Use Dies or Punches
Stamps & Fun=Creativity Challenge #65-Use shapes and/or die cuts
The Pixie Cottage Challenge #88-A fabulous Sketch
Sparkles Forum Challenge #21-Something the sparkles, my leaf swag
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge-Autumn/Fall
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge #38-Autumn Days
Stempelsonne Challenge #46-Autumn is Here
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge #10-Fall Colors
I Brake For Challenges #10-Falling for you!

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them.

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see what I created . I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary C

A Special Birthday

Happy Friday! The weather here in New England is perfect. Just like a summer day should be, warm but not roasting like last week. We celebrated a very special birthday at my house. My daughter turned 30. It is hard to believe that she is this old, where do the years go. I guess that makes me older than I feel and hopefully look! I wanted to make sure I made a very special card with everything that she loves, the color pink, roses, pearls, lacey things and anything that sparkles. I decided to use my Rubber Stamp Tapestry Rose Set because of the softness you can create. I made the heart shape to show our love for her. It is hard to see in the picture but I dotted all the small accent flowers on the heart with diamond Stickles. I am so glad that she liked it.

Here are some fabulous challenges that fit my card

A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge #162-Happy Birthday

Anything Goes Challenge #47-Happy Birthday/Celebration

Cooking It Up With Kate Challenge #70-Emboss a summer punch

Craft Your Days Away Challenge #26-Birthday Celebrations

Crafty Ann's Challenge #47-Scallops and/or fancy borders

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #95-Emboss It

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #43-Use A Lot, 3 or more of your fav embellishment. I used pearls and roses.

Card Makin' Mama Challenge #26-Birthday Cards

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #67-Flowers

The Crazy Challenge #79-Embossing

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #82-Say it with flowers

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #61-Birthday

DYSU Challenge #32-Emboss It

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #21-Birthday Card with Birthday wording on the front

Divas By Design Challenge #8-Birthdays!

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #14-Anything Goes

Rainbow Lady's Challenge #165-Stamp It!

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge-Dies and Punches

Mami Doodles Challenge #31-Flowers

Craft your Passion Challenge #70-"under the Sea" or "Your Favorite Season", I picked fav season-Summer because of all the beautiful , blooming flowers in my garden

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them! Wonderful inspiration to see at each one!

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see what I have created today. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read. Have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Creating,

Mary

Sweet Little One

Happy Mother's Day! I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day, I know I did! It is a little unusual for me to post on a Sunday but I made this card for a friend that just had a baby girl. I know most baby girl cards are done in pink but her favorite color is blue (like me) so a cutie in blue she'll get from me. I just love this Mo Manning image so I knew I wanted to use it. I also wanted it to be made with soft blues so I used these beautiful Bearly Mine Designs papers.

I do have to say I couldn't find a simple blue floral DP to use with Donna's papers so I made my own using my Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamps. I drew out a diagonal grid in pencil and everywhere the pencil crossed and made the flower bunch. After I finished I erased the pencil lines and had my own DP. It only took me one try and I have to say I am happy with the way it came out. I also dotted the flowers with Stickles for some sparkle. I also put Stickles on her wings and along the edge of her dress IRL it really sparkles but in my pic it looks a bit dark and no sparkle.

Here are some wonderful challenges that fit my card

Mo's DP2 Challenge #81-Monochromatic

Bearly Mine Challenges-Beautiful Babies

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #79-A Wonderful Sketch

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 150-White plus one color

Allsorts Challenge Week 102-Stamp Alot, 3 peg stamps to make the flower back round and the fairy image.

By The Cute and Girly May Challenge-Anything Goes

CES Challenge #35-Favorite color combo, all shades of blue and white is mine

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C86-Lots of flowers

Paper Romance Challenge-Use your favorite die, mine is this lace circle from MFT

Paper Play Challenge Week 18-Show us your style

Raise The Bar Challenge #65-Flower Power

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #54-Anything Goes

Stamp Something Challenge-May Digi Day

Dream Valley Challenge #6-Flowers

These are all fabulous challenges so be sure to stop by and play along with them.
Thank you for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,
Mary

Autumn Love

Happy Monday! Fall is in the air here in New England and it is wonderful. I love fall colors and especially when making cards. I was picked to be a guest DT for My Partner in Crafting Crime Challenge blog this week. They have a fantastic twist on the usual challenge blogs. The winner of the challenge every other week is asked to be a guest DT and is interviewed for the "Interrogation Room". It is fun to see what other people think about papercrafting, what products they use, and what inspires them when they create. It is run by to wonderfully creative ladies, Jenny and Robin, so be sure to stop by and check out their blog.

This week's challenge is a recipe for them. They asked that I use 2 DPs, 3 different embellishments, and something that I would never think to use on my creation. This was tough for me. I pretty much had my card done and then realized I couldn't put my finger on anything that would fit on the card. On Labor Day weekend I went to Newburyport, Ma with my sisters and daughter. We were poking around in the litle gift shops and I usually buy some candles there every year. I picked up some wonderful smelling soybean candle beads thinking I would try some for home and then realized maybe I could use these on my card. If you look at the wreath you will see green half beads on it. The scent is Earthly Embrace and they are a fairly strong smell. So I used Crystal Effects and glued them on, now when you hold the card it has a nature smell that goes perfect with the theme of the card. It has been a week now and it hasn't hurt the card and still smells wonderful. So that is what I used as my something that I have never used on a card! I think this was a great idea for a recipe and I can't wait to see what everyone else uses on their creations!

These are some other wonderful challenges that fit my card

Allsorts Challenge Week 69-This week their challenge is to use the "Colors of Autumn" on your creation.

Paper Sundaes Challenge #35-This week they would like us to use a minimum of 3 different embellishments, I used ribbon, pins, brads, and soybean candle beads.

Speedy The Cat's Challenge #20-This week the challenge is to use "Fall Colors" on your card. I love fall colors!

Southern Girls Challenge #1-This is their very first challenge and their fun theme for the challenge is "Anything Goes". Great way to start off!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 40-This is the wonderful sketch that I used to create my card. They also had a option of using a knot on your card. There is a knot in the center of my bow because I make my bows using the Bow Easy and I knot it at the end.

Aly's Sunday Challenge ASC25-This week the challenge is "Sparkle and Glitter". I used shiny copper brads and lots of platinum Stickles all over my wreath. For lots of sparkle on my card!

Creative Belli Blog Challenge #99-This week their challenge is to use your "Old Stamps". I used one of the first Rubber Stamp Tapestry sets I bought. I have had them for 3 years at the least and they are still one of my favorite seasonal stamps.

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge-For this challenge they would like to see "Brads or Eyelets" on your creation. I used lots of copper brads on mine. This is also my first time playing this great challenge, so glad I found it!

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #16-This is another wonderful new challenge blog for me. They have a theme of "Celebrate Fall" for their challenge this week.

The Paper Players Challenge #15-This week they have a color challenge for us, Old Olive, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso. I didn't have those colors exactly but I think I'm close.

These are all wonderful challenges, so be sure to stop by, check them out and even play along!

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments that you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary

Christmas in July

Today is Tuesday and that means it is time for another great challenge from Going Grey with Scrap-Creations. OOPS! Today is Wednesday and I am a day behind posting my card for the Going Grey Challenge this week. I finished my card with time to spare and started to write my post and then had to stop and planned to finish it later Monday night. I feel asleep on the couch and stayed there with a blanket all nice and comfy. Tuesday morning came I went off to work at summer school thinking I would post as soon as I got home but went to a long lunch with a friend and then forgot about posting because it was my daughter's B'Day last night. So here I am now finally posting my card and hoping you get a chance to play along with us this week! This week's challenge is Christmas in July! What a great way to start your holiday cards early.

I couldn't decide exactly what I wanted to play with that was Christmas when starting my card and then saw my Rubber Stamp Tapestry box and pulled out all the poinsettia sets (I have 3 different ones) and mixed and matched the different pegs to make a one of a kind holiday wreath. I love lots of sparkle at the holidays so I loaded up the wreath with Platinum Stickles so it would sparkle without outshining the wreath itself. I also made the saying by stamping the greeting then putting the acrylic bubble over it so it would be a bit more unique than just the saying stamped.

The ladies really outdid themselves with super cute cards for this challenge so be sure to stop by and see what they created to inspire you this week!

Peggy Regan

Kristen Catalano Scrap-Creations

Lorie Ames

Jacki Randolph

Crystal Irwin

Kim Howard

I hope you come play with us this week and remember to use Basic Grey paper on your creation!

These are some other fantastic challenges that fit my card

One Stop Craft Challenge #90-This challenge is a great sketch and include some metal on your creation!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #69-Their challenge this week is Christmas in July any way you like!

The Creative Cottage Challenge #19-This challenge is "Touchy Feely", they want lots of textures. I have that covered!

Christmas Cards All Year Round July Challenge-Anything Goes is the challenge, any kind of Christmas card you like!

Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge-This challenge this week is "Anything Goes"!

Drunken Stampers Challenge #26-This fun challenge is Christmas in July this week!

Little Red Wagon Challenge #39-This challenge is Christmas in July! Early start on my cards!

Pile It On Challenge #29-This week the challenge is "Stretch the Plastic" use some plastic on your creation. I used a plastic oval bubble over my greeting.

Polka Doodles Challenge Week 29-The Challenge is Christmas in July. Fun challenge to do!

Practical Scrappers Challenge-This is a fun challenge, use 7 or more items on your card.

Stamp Something Challenge-Flowery Something is the challenge. I have LOTS of flowers on this card!

Tuesday Taggers Challenge-This challenge is also Christmas in July. Great minds think alike this week when picking a theme for their challenges!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments you leave for me to read!

Happy Creating,

Mary